to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
lately; recently; nowadays
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
kitchen; financial situation
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
samurai; warrior; military family
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
cooking; food preparation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
traditional; conventional
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
kimono fabrics shop; draper
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
woman; female; feminine gender